Off to one side, Xuan Feng sat in a chair with his arms folded across his chest, his expression frighteningly dark.
He was even more agitated than Gu Yuan, because Xuan Yi was not only the Void Poison Demon Sect's supreme elder, but also a senior brother with whom he shared an unbreakable bond.
"Send more people to search."
Xuan Feng spoke, his voice hoarse with suppressed anger. "Search every inch within ten thousand miles of the Clear Mist Sect. If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his body."
"Yes." Yue Xiao accepted the order and hurried away.
Only Gu Yuan and Xuan Feng remained in the hall.
After a moment of silence, Gu Yuan suddenly asked, "Elder Xuan Feng, back then... why didn't Elder Xuan Yi leave a soul lamp in the sect?"
Xuan Feng paused, then shook his head. "My senior brother... was deeply suspicious. He said that although a soul lamp could tell others whether he was alive or dead, someone with ill intentions could also steal it and use it to harm him. He was the strongest among us. If he died, the sect wouldn't have the strength to avenge him anyway, so leaving a soul lamp would make no difference."
Gu Yuan fell silent.
That was true. Xuan Yi himself was the strongest member of the Void Poison Demon Sect.
If he died, neither Xuan Feng nor Gu Yuan would have the ability to avenge him.
But knowing that was one thing. Actually facing such a situation still filled him with helplessness.
"Let's wait a little longer." Gu Yuan sighed. "Perhaps... Elder Xuan Yi was simply held up by something."
Xuan Feng said nothing. He merely clenched his fists.
His right eyelid had been twitching involuntarily all